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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






2. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






3. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






4. What does DASH stand for?






5. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






6. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






7. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






8. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






9. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






10. When does BMR decrease?






11. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






12. What is normal BMI?






13. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






14. Sources of fats






15. The higher the BMR a client has --






16. What function is vitamin D?






17. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






18. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






19. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






20. What is RDA of protein?






21. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






22. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






23. What is the function of vitamin E?






24. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






25. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






26. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






27. What foods have high quality protein?






28. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






29. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






30. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






31. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






32. What is normal albumin levels?






33. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






34. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






35. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






36. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






37. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






38. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






39. How many calories/gram is protein?






40. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






41. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






42. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






43. Fats can lead to some medical problems






44. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






45. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






46. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






47. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






48. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






49. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






50. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?